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Day of the Child – Fundraising event for Esperanza Children’s Home

Day of the Child 4th Annual Beach FUNdraiser Princesa de Peñasco Resort on Sandy Beach,  Rocky Point Mexico April 28th, 2019 from 2pm until 6pm Race to the goal of raising $50,000 for a new boy’s  home!   Join in this fundraising event for Esperanza Children’s Home.  Contact CASAGO.COM for your reservation, use code CHILD4 for a […]

2018 Art for Casa Hogar

The Board of Directors of the José Dávalos Váldivia Casa Hogar / Home for the Elderly – invites artists, photographers, and others to donate a piece of artwork to help decorate rooms and hallways of the home. Bring your art to Casa Hogar on Jan 20th at 10 am.  Gracias!  

Esperanza para los Niños grateful for support in 2017!

The children’s home Esperanza para los Niños, located north of the city and to the east of the Peñasco – Sonoyta highway, wrapped up 2017 by thanking all who supported the home’s efforts over the year. In a letter of gratitude sent out by the Esperanza para los Niños IAP Team (Private Assistance Institution) just […]

Adopt an Abuelo project @ Casa Hogar

The “Adopt a Grandparent” program of the José Dávalos “Casa Hogar” home for the elderly is once again getting underway, with 40 people helping out with funds for a period of three months. Beginning October first, families who have committed to “adopt an abuelo”, will be donating 200 pesos monthly to the home for expenses […]

3rd Annual Toma Color Run set for April 24th!

For a third consecutive year, people are invited to register for the 5K and 10K Toma Color fun run, to take place this year on Sunday, April 24th. The Toma Color organizing committee, made up of young business professionals, held a press conference this past week to explain details of this year’s event, which aims […]

2nd Grand Little Riders Event Oct. 24th!

Tickets to the Oct. 24th fundraiser evening for the Corceles del Desierto de Sonora “Grand Little Riders” equine therapy event will soon be available at: Aló Magazine Don Julio Restaurant Laos Mar – Best Western RPR Mexico Papelería El Estudiante Latitude 31 Kaffee Haus Biosfera tintorería Rocky Point 360 Joseph’s Restaurant Tickets 100 pesos / […]

Service above Self on the Sea of Cortez

By Azucena Mazón & Shandra Keesecker-Rivero Thanks to the just over 55 projects of Rotary International Utah District 5420 carried out in Puerto Peñasco last week, sectors from education to health and housing received enormous benefits during the District’s 2014-15 Conference. In a truly monumental step for the area, Puerto Peñasco hosted Utah 5420’s District […]

Annual Duck Race for Adopt-a-Classroom

It’s that time of year again, so be sure to get your duck in the race! On Sunday, June 14th “the duckies” will once again head into the Sea of Cortez somewhere around 9 a.m. just off the shores of Sandy Beach for the annual duck race back to the beach while raising money for […]

Rounding up at Circle K will help Dialysis Center

For the next two months, each time you stop in at a local Circle K you’ll have the opportunity to donate to ongoing work to finish equipping Puerto Peñasco’s first Dialysis Center.  Under the emblem “Rounding up your purchase, We’ll make a difference” the local Office on Integral Family Development (DIF) has joined up with […]

Rocky Point Medical Clinics offer “Words of Hope”

For nearly 15 years, each month the Rocky Point Medical Clinics have set up shop in different spots across Puerto Peñasco under the watchful eyes of Dr. George Stavros and his wife Susie. The 2015 schedule continues this weekend, Feb. 21st, in an area of San Rafael where the group was recently granted a building […]

Another way to help Amores de Peñasco

Contributor: Kathleen Duncan I have been offered the opportunity to partner with the North Phoenix Kiwanis Club in a way that the [Amores de Peñasco Children’s Crisis Shelter] will be able to benefit, due to their status as a Qualified Tax Credit Charity in AZ (formerly AZ working poor charity). This will enable AZ taxpayers […]

Bird Island trip for Adopt a Classroom

It’s that time again to raise funds for Adopt A Classroom with our Bird Island trip. The cost is $60.00 per person. Departs from the Intrepid Marina at 8am, Aug 30. Sat. Bring your cooler, food , drinks and cameras.We are doing a 50% dep. on pay pal and balance at the boat in exact […]

Back to School means much more for group of CETMAR students

Sponsorship by group of U.S. individuals helps DIF provide support to CETMAR students August 18th is Back to School time in town! Puerto Peñasco First Lady Rafaela Félix de Figueroa, who is also President of the local Office on Integral Family Development (DIF), recently presented a group of eight lower-income students at CETMAR with economic […]